Gear puller



Dec. 30, 1930.

R. B. HAINSWORTH GEAR FULLER Fild April 15, 1927 if Va; for

Zoberijfl 14 5 Wong.

Patented Dec. 3Q, 1930 un t's srAres ROBERT B. nanvswoarn, OFMAYWOOD, ILLINOIS GEAR FULLER. 1

Application filed April 15,

The purpose of this invention is to provide a simple and convenient device for removing gears or other elements from shafts on which they are secured by a forced or driving fit. It

: consists in certain features and elements of construction in combination, as herein shown and described, and as indicated by the claims.

In the drawings v Figure 1 is a face or plan view of a gear 10 pulley embodying this invention, showing itin the position of'use as applied for removing a wheel from a shaft;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same taken partly in section,- as indicated by line, i 22,on Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an end elevation of the device.

A tool of this character is preferably adaptily adjusted to any position in the length of the bar. I

At the middle of its length the bar, 1, is formed with boss, 5, having a central threaded aperture for the jackscrew, 6, which is designed to exert suflicient pressure against the end of the shaft, A, to force the shaft out of the hub of the part, B, whichis shown simply as a wheel, but which may be a gear wheel, or even a non-circular part fitted tight- 1y to the shaft, A. I

i As shown, the oppositely facing ribs, 7, which form the sides of the slot, 2, engage in grooves, 8, in opposite sides of the base portions of the jaw members, 3. These grooves fit the'ribs, 7, with just enough clearance for easy sliding; but any pressure against the hooked parts, 4, tends to tip the bases with respect to theguide ribs, 7 and to the full extent permitted by the clearance between the grooves, 8, and the ribs, 7, This g t t pwheel, B, I

dotted lines in which the threaded bolts, 10,

of the slot 2 extends under the boss, 5. Ob-

the case of the j w members, 3,

1927'. Serial Nd. 183,974Q

ping or crampingof the jaw members, 3,'pro-., duces a strong frictional engagement of their grooved bases ithfthe. cross-bar, 1, holding them I at any position of L stment at which the pressure is'applied to the hooked ends, 4. 5 Thus, when the tool is placed in the'positi'on of use by centering its jackscrew, 6,.over the end fof'a shaft member, such as the shaft, A, shown in the drawing,'it is only necessary to insert-ithe'jawf1nen1bers,'3, '3, in the ends of the slot,] 2,xand push them against the periphery' of the wheel, B, to bring them to the position of use Then by adjusting the jackscrew, '6, until the hooked end portions, 4,

takefhold against-the wheel, B, the tool is vappliedfirmly enough to hold its position alone, and by theapplication of a wrench,to'

' the square head, 9, of the'jacksfcrew, the shaft,

A, maypbe forced out of the hub ofthe" v H ,In some cases, the periphery of a- Wheel member is unsuited to the application ofjthe gear. puller '3, 3, as for example in com-- posite' fiber gears or fiber-faced friction pulleys ,Such wheels generally have threaded openings in the metal web between the hub andjrim, so thatv bolts or screws may be in serted in these openings in place of the aws, 3, 3. Figure 2 indicates such a situation in are engaged with the web of wheel, C, while the heads, 11, of the bolts are lodged upon the upper sides of the ribs, 7 For this purpose the upper side of the bar, 1, is milled out, as shown in Figure 1, to a width sufficient to accommodate the heads, 11, of the bolts, 10, but for the sake of strengththe milled recesses stop short of the ends of the bar so that the end portions at 12 form bridges which connect the lateral ribs, 13, which form the sides of the milled recesses. As indicated in Figures 1 and '2, these recesses are interrupted by the boss, 5, at the middle of the bar, 1, although the under-cut portion, 2

viously, since the, position of the bolts, 10, is determined by their threaded engagement with the wheel, 0, there is no need for friction of their heads with the cross-bar as in The lower portions, 3 of the bases of the members, 3, extend under the guide ribs, 7,

' of the cross-bar andpro'ject toward each other below the overhanging hook portions, 4. As

indicated, these projecting parts of the base flanges,'3 maybe reinforced by ,connection with the up-standin'g body portions of the jaws, 3, bymeans of fillet-like ribs. The for ward or inner faces, 3, of the' aw members, 3, are tapered slightly away from the perpendioular to the cross bar, 1, to insure clearance for theperiphery ofthe Wheel or gear engaged by the hooks, 4, and thus allow the hooks, to overhang the gear by their full depth. When the parts are under stress there is a slight tendency; vfor the jaw members, 3, tospring outwardly under the strain applied to'the-hooks, 4, which, makes it imill portant to provide for full engagement of the hooks when they are'first applied.

Ielaim: V l. In combination, a cross-bar having a longitudinal slotopen at both ends and unobstructed throughout its length with op-' posed ribs extending froin the sidewalls of I the slot to form an undercut channel in the bar, a pair of pulling fingers with bases laterally grooved for sliding engagement with 7 said ribs, a boss at the middle of the bar disposed oppositethe slot-but offset from the undercut channel, and pressure exerting means associated with said boss.

-.'-2, gearpuller. comprising in combination a cross bar having a longitudinal slot open at both ends and unobstructed throughout its length, a threaded boss at thejmiddle of the bar, a jack screw in said boss adapted to extend through the slot, and a pairotpulling ,fingers having bases formed to extend through the slot with wider portions engageable with the bar above the side walls of said slot. v

ROBT. BL HAINSVVORTH; 

